Mahomes Major Payday

Ah the payday. Getting a raise in your chosen profession is a big deal, and a great feeling. Patrick Mahomes got paid and then some. He's coming off a year in which he not only wins the Super Bowl, but he also wins the MVP of said game. In doing so, Kansas City felt it was the right time to lock up their star Quarterback to a long term deal. They locked up their franchise QB to a ten year contract extension worth $477 million ( with a $141.48 million injury guarantee). By the time all is said and done, with all the incentives and what's on the deal now, the grand total can reach $503 million.

Let that sink in for a second

$503 MILLION

Patrick Mahomes is now the richest athletes in all of sports. Question is, can Mahomes live up to the deal?

Well if you base it off what Mahomes has done over the two years since he became the Chiefs starter, the hopes are looking good out in Arrowhead. In his two years under center he threw 76 touchdowns against just 18 picks during regular season play. And last year in the playoffs, he threw ten touchdowns against just two picks. He got the numbers through the first two years to back it up.

Now the question is can he keep it up going forward? I'd like to think he can, and do so without a problem. This is all dependent on his health. If he can stay in one piece and remain without any major injuries during the remainder of this contract, Mahomes has the skills and talent to be able to make every penny of this contract worthwhile.  The numbers back it up. 24-7 lifetime as a starter, 66% completion percentage, 9,412 yards thrown to go along with the touchdown and turnover numbers we already discussed. And that's just two full seasons worth of work for Mahomes. Imagine what he can do in the rest of his career.

This also does lead one to wonder what some future contracts in the sports world are going to look like. lets face facts the NFL has placed such a high price on the position of QB in today's game, and with good reason. They can control the game better than any other single player right now in the pass happy NFL. But with Mahomes making this much money in his deal, its going to lead one to wonder, come contract time, what kind of deals and money other players at that position are going to start looking/asking for. Looking at Dak Prescot, because he's coming up for a big payday in Dallas. We'll cross that bridge when we come down to it.